The Museum

Scientific director: Prof. Eng. Paolo Di Marco

Il Barsanti and Matteucci Internal Combustion Engine Museum It is located in the Ancient Loggetta dei Guinigi in Lucca, Via Sant'Andrea 58, a stone's throw from the entrance to the Guinigi Tower, and it is possible to visit it while waiting to climb the tower.

The Museum illustrates the studies carried out and the results achieved by Barsanti and Matteucci, starting in 1843 with the first experiences at the Pious Schools of Volterra, until 1864, when the Bauer engine was set in motion at the headquarters of the John Cockeril Society in Seraing, Belgium.

In first floor room, you can watch video clips illustrating the lives and works of the two scientists; models of the equipment used for the first experiments are on display: a video clip, through animated drawings and graphics, illustrates these experiments and the results obtained, from which the two scientists derived the intuition underlying the functioning of their engines.

Reproductions of the main documents attest to their activities connected with the internal combustion engine.
in goes up to the ground floor, large-scale models are on display that reproduce in motion the engines designed by the two inventors; a video illustrates, through animated drawings, their main operating characteristics.
The publications edited by the Foundation are available at the Museum and it is possible to consult the collection of publications relating to the subject.